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02.13.09

“There’s a place for murder in the Exquisite City” architecture, events, exhibits, film/video, gear, music, news, travel | (0)
. After being coaxed from his shell, the inimitable impresario Tim Tuten gives a highly energetic and tongue-in-cheek tour of the fantastic cardboard metropolis called The Exquisite City. I shot this video at the original opening of the exhibit at the Viaduct Theater last November. A few weeks ago the show moved to the Chicago Tourism Center, where it remains until March 15th. The show was curated by Kathleen Judge and features work by a bunch of talented artists. Check out the Exquisite City site for more info.
12.28.08

NYT on the wonder of Polaroids art, gear | (0)
In today's New York Times, culture critic Michael Kimmelman writes about the beauty and mystique of Polaroid pictures. The article features a slideshow of Polaroid specimens from Found Magazine--pictures that must have been casual snapshots, but with a certain depth and dreamlike quality that's unique to Polaroids. [caption id="attachment_830" align="aligncenter" width="406" caption="From Found Magazine, via New York Times. Photographer unknown."][/caption]
12.26.08

My Morning Jacket in Chicago this weekend (12/27 & 28) events, exhibits, gear, live-music, music, news, portraits, strange, travel | (0)
MMJ takes the stage at the Chicago Theatre tomorrow and Sunday night. Here are two pictures I shot of the band--both for Magnet--the top in 2001 and the other in '07. [caption id="attachment_825" align="aligncenter" width="338" caption="My Morning Jacket, 2001. Photo: Jim Newberry"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_812" align="aligncenter" width="333" caption="My Morning Jacket in 2007. Photo: Jim Newberry"][/caption]
09.23.08

Justin Quinnell’s mouth’s-eye view gear, strange | (2)
Pop Justin Quinnell's incredible SmileyCam inside your mouth and you can show the world the view from your tonsils. Awesome, and only $23. [caption id="attachment_401" align="aligncenter" width="257" caption="SmileyCam. Photo courtesy Justin Quinnell"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_402" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="SmileyCam photo. Courtesy Justin Quinnell"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_406" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="SmileyCam photo. Courtesy Justin Quinnell"][/caption]
07.20.08

$2 haircuts at Pitchfork 2008 Uncategorized, events, gear, live-music, news, portraits, strange, street, travel | (4)
[caption id="attachment_183" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Photo: Jim Newberry"][/caption] No, you idiot, that wasn't Bonnie Prince Billy at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago yesterday. As far as I know Mr. Billy has yet to receive his cosmetology license, and I'm sure he would charge a lot more than $2 to introduce the business end of his scissors to the sweaty heads of Sebadoh fans. I don't know who that maniacal barber is, but he sure was fun to watch. UPDATE: Thanks to eagle-eyed, highly informed readers (see comments), I now know that the barber in question is Tim Harrington, singer of Les Savvy Fav, who ...
06.25.08

Photographers: beware the mighty Fulgurator!! gear, strange | (0)
Julius Von Bismarck, a prankster genius in Berlin, devised a diabolical contraption for sabotaging photographers: the Fulgurator. (Found via boingboing.net) He gave me permission to run the images below, which illustrate the workings of this badass gizmo.
05.30.08

How to make a sound blimp for your camera diy, gear | (19)
A few weeks ago I got hired to photograph a stand up comedy performance. It was to be filmed for a DVD release, and the producer called me a few days before the show to tell me I'd need a sound blimp--my camera noise would be picked up by their microphones. I've shot on film sets before, but it was usually during rehearsals or in between takes, so camera noise wasn't an issue. I called around town and couldn't find a blimp for sale or to rent. The only place that I know of that makes these is in L.A. ...
05.26.08

How to take a picture of a spacecraft landing diy, film/video, gear | (0)
At long last, from Nasa, the photography how-to we've all been waiting for. And all you need is a camera High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera and a $720 million dollar multipurpose orbiter. Check your basement or your garage--you've probably got those lying around in there somewhere... ( Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)